‘Tunnelling work will be slow but safe’


Chow Kon Yeow. -filepic

GEORGE TOWN: It will take about five years to drill a tunnel from the hill face behind Kek Lok Si Temple to Paya Terubong.

Miners will drill into the hill “metre by metre” to ensure minimum impact to the environment and soil structure, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.

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